That Uncle is Up To No Good Again

Xun Ying and Feng Baiyue head back to the courtyard.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

Feng Baiyue stares at Xun Ying, carefully accessing her facial structure.

"What?"

Xun Ying looks at Feng Baiyue.

"Is there anything on my face?"

Xun Ying pulls out her handkerchief and wipes her cheeks and mouth.

"No, I'm just thinking about things."

"Mhm."

Feng Baiyue continues to stare at Xun Ying.

"..."

"Can you not stare at me? Don't you know it's rude to stare at people for a long time?"

"...oh."

Feng Baiyue turns his head and lays his chin on Xun Ying's shoulders.

[Somehow, this position doesn't seem, right?]

Feng Baiyue was uncertain why that is so. He tried his best to shake off the feeling and closed his eyes.

Xun Ying pets Feng Baiyue on the back.

[So soft~ Just like Da Bai.]

"Wait, hold on. Have you taken a bath yet?"

"Bath?"

"..."

[En. Need to make him take a bath first.]

Feng Baiyue shivers a bit, feeling a bad premonition.

A servant was standing outside the door.

"Miss, the bathwater is ready."

"En, thank you."

"Hey deity, how do they know when you are going to take a bath? Are they like you?"

"...how many times have I told you that I'm not a deity?"

"Then what do I call you?"

"I haven't introduced myself? I'm Xun Ying, you can just call me Ah Ying like everyone else, or anything you want just not deity."

"Okay, Ah Ying."

"..."

"I took a bath around this time and don't ask me when to prepare, because I don't really know. They would just show up and then disappear."

Feng Baiyue looks towards the area where the girl was before in interest.

"Then what aren't they surprised to see me like you and that boy?"

"Perhaps it's just their professionalism."

"I heard that the servants are to behave strictly, not speak unless they are asked to or had permission to. Does this apply here?"

"Not really. There are many of those that are doing it because they felt that it felt more suitable but there are those that are more usual."

"So those are just rumors."

"What rumors?"

"I heard from a senior of mine who had traveled the continent before. He said that the servants are treated badly. Some are bullied and some committed suicide, and others would be scapegoats for their employers. And the masters wouldn't care whether they live or not. They would also threaten the servants with their family."

"Those aren't rumors. There are bad people although we may not know from their outward appearance alone. Who knows what is happening internally in a family. I don't really need servants around me and many people in the family treated some of the close ones near them like family. I don't really think we mistreated any servants although I can't say the same for people like the man that went into the kitchen after us."

"That's horrible...wait, what? There is someone that went into the kitchen after us? Who?"

"My uncle."

"Is that why you left early?"

"Mhm."

Feng Baiyue looks at Xun Ying, his eyes acknowledging the fact that Xun Ying knows that something is off. After all, she's a deity~ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

"Then why is your uncle. an exception?"

"People that are greedy for power are heartless and would harm their own family to achieve their goal even if they are treated very well by them. They are also the ones that bite the hand that feeds them as well as the first to run away or push blame when trouble falls upon the family. Never judge one by their appearance and first impression."

{Ah Ying, Baobao's here~}

[Did you teleport here???]

{Basically? Anyways your uncle is up to no good again.}

[Mhm. I know. So what's he doing in the kitchen?]

{He poured a type of power into the pot. The power would block one's meridian and would be especially effective for people that haven't started cultivating yet. Unless the one who intakes the powder was willing to have their meridians to cleanse although the side effect was that the spiritual root would lower by two levels, affecting one's cultivation speed. The powder is odorless and colorless when mix in with the cooking however it is harmless to those that had already reached Qi Condensation peak level 8 and up, while the ones that had just started cultivating would also be affected, although it would not be as serious as the ones that haven't started cultivating, depending on their element and spiritual root the damage can be pretty high. The better the spiritual root the less chance of being affected and if you have the cosmo, light, or plant element, it would also reduce the effect while water and earth element would increase damage. For example, Zhao Baixue would have to be cleansed, Zhao Cheng would have his cultivation affected. And... Ah Ying would be fine except feeling a bit dizzy and have a fever for a few days and the effect of the powder would gradually fade away since you have already started cultivating and the protection from Eververse. And besides Baobao is also here is help~}

[Blocking meridians and side effects? It looks like he is aiming at Brother Cheng, Xiao Xue, and myself. But I'm rather curious where he gets the powder from. And the powder…]

{The man that helped your uncle was a black market merchant and that person behind your uncle, helping him make the plan more smooth. As for the powder, we don't have to do anything. That man's luck is surprisingly bad. He puts the powder on the pot that the kitchen lady would throw away after returning with a replacement. XD}

[...Baobao where do you learn 'XD' from? Why do I feel that you are learning more modern slang?]

{In my spare time, I'm watching films and reading books so that Baobao can understand and communicate more freely with Ah Ying~ Baobao is also learning la~}

My goodness. Someone is tainting my pure baby!!! (°A°;